Lesson Introduction

An immersive experience in the world of sports that will take students through the four stages of a professional athlete's career. Utilizing lectures, guest speakers, reading assignments and hypothetical walkthroughs, students will learn how the best sports agents manage clients at each of these four stages.
This course will provide each student with the skills necessary to guide an athlete through the difficult decisions that can make or lose the athlete millions of dollars, as well as affect their public image and career. Walking through the four stages of an athlete's career, we will provide a broad scope of the landscape of amateur and professional sports so that you can avoid the pitfalls and traps that so many have fallen into in the past; not to mention, bringing you updates throughout the course regarding the rapidly changing sports world that we live in today. Analyzing the best practices in the management of the superstar athletes with whom Professor Carfagna, Professor Volante and their expert guests have worked, we will show you how to manage the career of any professional athlete who might seek your guidance at any stage of his or her professional career.

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从本节课中

Module 11: Representing the Professional Footballer Pt. III

An in-depth look into the operations of football club AFC Bournemouth with chairman Jeff Mostyn -- Jeff will also describe his roles with the FA Council. An analysis of the contract clauses in football, in particular release clauses, buyout clauses and sell-on clauses, and a brief glimpse into third-party ownership and how a transfer works. Finally, a look at the most influential agents in Europe and how they have come to be successful.

教学方

Peter A. Carfagna

Distinguished Practitioner in Residence

Richard J. Volante, Esq.

Adjunct Instructor, Representing the Professional Athlete

脚本

[MUSIC] In this lesson, we're going to continue to look at representing the professional football soccer player. We'll have an in depth look in the operations of a football club, AFC Bournemouth. We're going to talk to Chairman Jeff Mostyn, he'll describe his roles within the FA Council. We'll have a more in depth analysis of the contract clauses in soccer football, release clauses, buy out clauses, sell on clauses, a brief glimpse into third party ownership. How does a player transfer work? All of you who want to work in this area, you'll want to pay attention to the details of this lesson. Finally, we'll have a look at the most influential agents in Europe. How did they come to be the most influential and successful agents in European soccer football, and our lesson objectives will be very straightforward. Understanding the rules and regulations of English Football, the financial fair plan and promotion relegation system, with which many of you I know would all ready be familiar. Final lesson objective will be to gain an understanding of the characteristics, and practices of the top agents in Europe, and how you deal with a tough negotiator on the other side like Jeff Mostyn. So we know you'll enjoy this interchange, and it will help you become perhaps the best player agent you could possibly be, in the wonderful world of professional soccer football. [MUSIC]